Cultural Villages of Europe Network

Where do rural European Villages stand within Europe and the World in the 21^st century? Can those villages keep their vitality in an urban world? Eleven European villages have focused on this issue. Convinced of the richness of their cultural and natural heritage, they decided to meet to define what rural life could be while the world is undergoing profound change.

Aldeburgh (GB), Bystré (CZ), Killingi Nomme (ESE), Kirchheim (A),
 Mellionnec (F), Palkonya (H), Paxos (GR), Pergine Valdarno (I), Porrúa (ES), 
Schachdorf Ströbeck (D), Tommerup (DK) and Wijk aan Zee (NL)

In December 1999, the mayors of the 11 partner villages signed the charter 
of rural villages in Europe. They met in Brussels on 7 June 2000 to 
present it to the European Parliament.

Each village delegate one person to take part to the 
European "task force". They meet once a year in a village and 
gather once a month by skype to coordinate the network.
 

Wijk aan Zee (NL): Jan

seeyouontv@quicknet.nl

 

Mellionnec (FR): Marion

mellionnec@villages-culturels.com

 

Bystré (CZ): Lenka

infocentrum@bystre.cz

 

Pergine-Valdarno (IT): Romina

pergineculturalvillage@virgilio.it

 

Paxos (GR): Faye

fayelychnou@hotmail.com

 

Kilingi-Nomme (EE): Ahti

ahti@livonia.ee

 

Ströbeck (DE): Kathrin

culturalvillage2006@gmx.de

 

Palkonya (HU): Szilvia

r_szilvia@borviraghaz.hu

 

Porrùa (ES): Pilar

mp.lledias@gmail.com

 

Tommerup (DK): Lucinda

lucindasilver@gmail.com

 

Kirchheim (AT): Brigitte

br.moser@a1.net